Woman traces foremothers' goddess to European cave

Similar goddess worship as The Red Tent. I thought it was called something like Cave Woman. Read it in paperback 20-30 yr ago. My sister thinks it starts as a mystery. I think it has a start in America, when a woman is following a link her foremothers left her, which leads her to a cave, perhaps in Portugal/Spain/Basque country. Portions of tale also trace interactions of other women in her ancestry over hundreds of years with whatever ritual or object is involved. There is some mystery or crisis of needing to rescue someone, or someone in peril. The woman is involved with a man she loves.

Could it be Cave dreamers by Jeanne Williams?

The Stone Book Quartet by Alan Garner is not your book, as it is set in England and it is a man's secret that is being passed down not a woman's secret, but one of the stories in it is similar so you may enjoy it. In this book a secret from prehistoric times has been passed down from father to son, until finally a man without sons passes it down to his daughter.

>zjakkelien
Yes!! thank you so much for knowing my book. I guess it wasn't that long ago that I had read it. Now I can add it as a recommend w/Red Tent

>isablex
I liked Garner's that I've read, so I'll look this one up too. Thanks for the suggestion.

You're welcome! I'm quite happy myself, this is the first time I'm the first to know a book in this group. I actually never read it myself, but it's on my wishlist. Is it any good?

>zjakkelien
well, if I still remembered so much of the plot after all this time, it's at least a 3 star book, probably better. I can't remember if I felt the romance angle was intrusive to the main theme, or needed.